Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting freerdp-libs package, versions <0:1.0.2-15.el7_6.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.8% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-FREERDPLIBS-2532153
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed29 Nov 2018

Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-8787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 freerdp-libs to version 0:1.0.2-15.el7_6.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-0697.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freerdp-libs package and not the freerdp-libs package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Integer Overflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function gdi_Bitmap_Decompress() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.

CVSS Scores

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